georgebackhus on November 19th, 2006

November 9, 2007
We checked out of Vietnam, boarded another boat, went a few hundred meters upstream, disembarked again presumably at the other side of the border, handled the formalities, and were welcomed into Cambodia without any further drama. Boarding the boat for the last time, we were finally on our way to Phnom Penh. Well, [...]

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georgebackhus on November 7th, 2006

October 8
One of the great things about being based in Langkawi is that the airport is just a 10-15 minute hop from the marina, and there are regular connections via Malaysia Airlines to Kuala Lumpur or “K-L”. From there we popped down to Singapore. The three-hour layover was enough time to collect bags, check in [...]

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georgebackhus on February 23rd, 2001

 
Cruising on land for a change.

When my good friend and old Chico State fraternity brother Rob Salisbury asked me to join him on a business trip to Canberra and Melbourne, I jumped on the opportunity. I had wanted to see both cities and just hadn’t made the time. Rob has been living and working in [...]

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georgebackhus on February 15th, 2001

Christmas in the middle of summer-the Aussies got it right! We have been here since early November, typically the start of the Christmas rush back in the States. Downtown Sydney, a week before Christmas, and there is no more “rush” than is typical in the middle of a city of 3-something million people. Sure, there [...]

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